Garbage Game Night

082 -Warped Kart Racers& Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:15:22 -0400

The gang dives into Apple Arcade Games trying out Fox's Warped Kart Racers and Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Frank Hosts this week's two-fer episode!

080 - The Cycle: Frontier (w/Bob and Tom)

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:04:49 -0400

In the quickly growing field of extraction shooters, The Cycle: Frontier was an exciting newcomer. Once one of the most wishlisted games on steam, just 12 months after launch it announced it's sunsetting. What happened? And can Tom and Bob make friends in the game? We check it out on this shallow dive.

079 - Lord of the Rings: Gollum (w/Tom, Frank and Chris)

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:34:20 -0400

Do you want to be a filthy creature moving who fails at everything and travels from jail to jail? Lord of the Rings: Gollum might be for you. Shortly after recording this, Daedelic Entertainment announced they are no longer developing games.

078 - Knockout City (w/ Victor, Tom, Frank, and Chris)

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:40:10 -0400

Launched in 2021 and scheduled to shut down in June of 2023, Knockout City is a frantic play 'dodgebrawler'. In this episode we check out what the game is all about, it's struggles to retain a player base and how it plans on going out with a bang. See you in the tournie!

077 - Awesome Possum, Rocky Rodent and Sparkster - Misfit Mascots of ’93

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:13:04 -0500

It was 1993 and rodents with attitude were all the rage. In this episode of GGN we take a look at 3 of the brand mascot characters that never quite took hold. We reviewed 'Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt', 'Rocky Rodent' and 'Rocket Knight Adventures' in this week's episode of Garabage Game Night.

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076 - Rumbleverse (w/Bob, Fredo, Frank, Tom, Chris)

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:05:28 -0500

A mere 200 days after launch the world's best (?) Melee-focused, Wrestling-themed BR is shutting down. Did it deserve it? We do a deep dive, from the rafters, on Iron Galaxy's Rumbleverse and try to unpack why it would be pulled from Epic stores after a mere 6 months.

075 - Shaq Fu (w/ Frank, Tom and Chris)

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:02:31 -0500

In 1994, at the peak of the 90s NBA-mania, EA had a simple idea: take the most popular big man in the league and put him in a street fighting game. The game was met with confusion and criticism, but maybe it was before it's time? or maybe it's just garbage! We check it out this week.

074 - Garbage Gift Night #2 (Tom, Grace, Victor, Frank, Chris)

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:42:43 -0500

It's our second annual Garbage Gift Night! We've picked out each other games available for under $5. Streets of Rogue, Banners of Ruin, Rounds, Egg-k-47, and 'A game that saves the muscles caught in the ceiling of the gymnasium'. We talk through each of these games and whether we recommend them!

073 - Jingle All The Way the Card Game (w/ Frank, Tom, Victor and Chris)

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:11:52 -0500

On this special episode filled with Holiday Hijinks Frank explains the entire plot to the hit 1995 film Jingle All The Way and we try out the officially licensed card game, in person, in one tiny room. Make sure to check out the YouTube version for Victor's recreation of the film in front of a greenscreen!

072 - We Happy Few (w/Frank, Tom and Chris)

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:47:07 -0500

"IT LOOKS LIKE BIOSHOCK!" everyone said as they set their expectations far too high for a indie studio game. Compulsion Games took that as a challenge and stepped up their development, partnering with Gearbox to turn a $30 survival game into a premium title with a story driven narrative. How did it work out and why did it drop off everyone's radar? We explore this game and other dystopian worlds in this week's episode.

071 - Zombieland Double Tap - Road Trip (w/ Frank, Bob, Tom, Chris)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:34:52 -0400

Coming out days before the second Zombieland movie, the dev's managed to snag 1 of the 4 main cast members and created a twin stick shooter using the characters signature moves such as... manipulating time and space... and spinning around like a tornado punching things... join us as Frank Hosts and does a 5 minute film with the Zombieland movies and we doubletap our way across the country!

070 - Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (w/ Frank, Tom and Chris)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Chess 2 is finally here. Your loyal subjects have abandoned you and you've taken down your royal shotgun. Rapid arcade developer PUNKCAKE Delicieux created this game within 72 hours and dropped it on Steam within a month. Is it good? We put it to the test on this episode of Garbage Game Night!

069 - Sexy Poker (Frank Hosting w/ Chris, Mattea, Tom, Grace and Dayana)

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

We let Frank host again, for episode 69. Frank takes us through the saucy history of adult video games and manages to make the time fly while we unlock these anime girls from their prisons.

068 - Spellbreak (with Victor, Tom, Frank, and Chris)

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:39:36 -0400

Spellbreak is the latest, and perhaps best Battle Royale-focused game to announce they're calling it quits, so you know the GGN crew is sweeping in to pick up the scraps. We check out Proletariat's 2020 release and talk what went wrong and what went right as we discuss wizards and witches.

067 - Candice Debebe’s Incredibly Trick Lifestyle

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:06:03 -0400

AAA developers set the bar high with expecyations and flop, but what if a developer doesn't have a bar at all? Havishamone Games presents Candice Debebe an incomprehensible character and world of lore backed by some of the most confident and bold story telling and original music GGN has ever encountered.

066 - Battlefield 2042 (w/Bob, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:11:59 -0400

The groundbreaking franchise Battlefield is back with it's newest entry and things are... not going well for them. The garbage gang checks out this massive online FPS, that is, if our computers can run it...

065 - Umbrella Corps (w/ Tom, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 26 May 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Resident Evil, beloved father of the survivor horror genre has spawned a monster. In this 20th anniversary game for the franchise, Capcom attempts to turn the game into an e-sports shooter. How did it go? Well, we're covering it on GGN. We talk RE franchise, dead online games and recent video game news this week!

064 - Aliens: Colonial Marines (w/ Hunter, Tom, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:02:00 -0400

After nearly 7 years in development, the SEGA published Aliens game developed by Gearbox emerged from it's incubation in 2013. The world did not like what it saw. It was savaged in reviews after perhaps overpromising with demo footage and such a long development window. We're taking a look at what happened in development and whether it's possible to enjoy this co-op campaign adventure by packing 6 space marines into a tight spacecraft corridor. Tom gives an impromptu explainer of the film Aliens and we do alien franchise trivia!

063 - America’s Army: Proving Ground (PC) (Bob, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:34:55 -0400

Be All You Can Be, specifically, an army recruit! On the eve the official AA servers shutting down, we give America's Army a whirl and talk about how tax dollars ended up funding a video game, whether it's any good, the concerns about video games as a recruiting tool and whether they are the ultimate measurement of a super soldier! We also talk about Pentagon involvement in Hollywood and get absolutely destroyed by pro-gamers while we do.

062 - Popeye ’21 (Switch/PS4) w/ Frank hosting!, Chris, Alfredo and Tom

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:37:09 -0400

Frank hosts in this look at everyone's favorite and most lovable IP, Popeye. Who could forget the classic characters such as Bluto, Olive Oyle, Swee'Pea, and Wimpy. Well, we had, so Frank takes us through a 5-minute-film w/ Frank covering the entirety of 1980's Popeye starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall.

Then we launch into the game and discover platforming style gameplay without jumping, Freddy Kruger like stalking from the generic version of Bluto and hangman style puzzles that appear to all be an ode to classic Popeye games we never knew existed. Join us as we dive into the incomprehensible world of Popeye.

061 -Roundabout (Frank, Hunter and Chris)

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Georgio Manos is the worlds first revolving limousine driver, what is that? It's exactly what it sounds like. This week the gang checks out No Goblin's debut game, an arcade puzzle game that might just be cringey enough to be endearing.

060 - Health Hero Network: Captain Novolin and more! (Mattea, Tom, Grace & Chris)

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Using the power of video games Raya Systems (later, Health Hero Network) was on a mission to teach kids about Diabetes, Cigarettes, Asthma and Diabetes again. We cover the entire library of games from this developer as we talk about efficacy of games as a learning tool and potential plot holes with asthmatic dinosaurs.

059-Hatoful Boyfriend (PC) | (Grace, Tom, Carley, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:53:31 -0500

Hatoful Boyfriend, otherwise known as the pigeon dating simulator has got us egg-cited. Let us take you under our wing as we explore this world of drama, mystery and egrets. Fortunately, there's nothing too unpheasant in the content, but will it be impeckable enough to make the grade, or just be...hawkward.

058 - Hyper Scape (PC/XB1/PS4) | (Alfredo, Frank, Hunter, Chris)

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Ubisoft has announced that their 1.5 year old Battle Royale, Hyper Scape is closing down. Have you have heard of it? Most of us hadn't! We take crack at it and talk about how this game flopped and what lessons can be learned from forgetting to put personality into a game.

057 - Spore (PC) | (Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Spore, the 2008 Maxis game from famed developer Will Wright has a simple scope - ALL OF LIFE. With the largest scope of any game how could they possibly fail? The hype for this release was huge and the critic scores were pretty good, yet, in 2022 the idea that the game we got had been 'ruined' is everywhere. We played SPORE and have opinions! Chris, Frank, Tom, Carley and Hunter tackle life itself in this weeks episode!

056 - Zombie Dinos From Planet Zeltoid (Hunter, Carley, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Are you ready to KICK SOME BRAIN? Dexter the Dinodroid has crash landed on earth and needs our help to stop floating brains from zombifying dinos and bringing them into the 1940s. Does Frank know enough dino trivia to win this 1992 CD-i game? Frank, Hunter, Carley and Chris check out this bizarre FMV adventure.

055 - Garbage Gift Night! | (Hunter, Tom, Carley, Frank, Victor, Chris)

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Happy Holidays! It's GGN's inaugural Garbage Gift Night! We got each other steam gifts under $5. How did we do? Crypt of the Necrodancer, Framed, and more. Did we find some gems or some coal? We talk through 6 different short game experiences that were gifted and discuss whether we'd recommend them and if they have caused lasted trauma that Chris will be sued for in 15 years.

054 - GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (Hunter, Frank, Chris) | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

On the 20th anniversary of the GTA3 Rockstar Games has brought 'The Trilogy' into a new engine kicking and screaming, and oh my god what happened to that characters neck? This week we talk about unfinished games, the bias of nostalgia and who asked for these games to be remastered?

053 - The Trashies! w/ Powerwash Simluator (Hunter, Tom, Frank, Victor)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

On this 53rd episode spectacular the gang unwinds while we play some Powerwash Simulator, discuss the traumas inflicted upon us over the past 52 games, and try to wash it all away with a pressurized jet stream. Master of brevity, Frank, summarizes each game we've tackled, one by one. We have crunched the data on who enjoys and hates games more, and we announce the winners of this 53-episode-periods Trashy Awards.

052 - Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em (PC) | VIRAL EDITION

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:07:01 -0500

It's poker. You can't screw that up, right? Brought to you from the folks who did the episodic The Walking Dead series, Tell Tale Games... GGN takes a look at their first foray into the gaming world which was later built into the successful Night at the Inventory games. Original Characters, witty banter, dangerous backstories, in this episode the gang faces their own casino royale and put it all on the line against each other as we play Tell Tale Texas Hold 'Em for episode 52.

051 - Night Trap (SegaCD) | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:04:01 -0400

In 1987 an ambitious project was embarked upon for Hasbro utilizing a new video game platform ends up a premiere feature of congressional hearings on violence in video games. How did a game intended to run on VCRs end up being pulled from shelves? We dive into the 1992 SegaCD release NIGHT TRAP

050 - Deadly Premonition (XB360) | VIRAL EDITION

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:15:50 -0400

Is there such thing as 'The Room' for video games? A game with such bizarre writing and pacing, a game that is so terrible it's good? That's exactly what Jim Sterling has said about Deadly Premonition, the game with the specific honor of being more divisive survival horror scored game. We take a deep look at the plot of this game and wish we hadn't in this spooky episode.

049 - Bionic Commando (2009) (PC) | VIRAL EDITION

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:12:33 -0400

The classic retro franchise Bionic Commando has been given the gritty reboot treatment! The gang GRAPPLES with the new super power of a bionic arm, tries to get a HANDLE on the web-slinging, and tries to GRASP the subtle plot twist. Were the critics wrong? or were they all RIGHT. He's got a bionic left arm, if that's not clear, but he's also got a bad attitude. We discuss how to ruin a super-hero 'what-if's, Burger King, and better 2009 games w/ Frank, Tom, Victor and Chris.

048 - Metal Gear Survive (PC) | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A game series about political espionage and stealth takes a turn to the... fence construction genre? This week we do a deep dive into this Kojima-less entry into the Metal Gear series, we talk series plot, what makes a good survival game, and try out the co-op live!

046 - The Ship: Remasted (PC) | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

This week, we embark upon a mysterious reboot of a game with 2016's 'The Ship: Remasted'. We discuss social deduction games, cruise ships and micromanagement. Did the developers gambit of including 2016 candidates pay off? Or was it a sloppy remake of one of the earliest social games on Steam? Chris, Tom, Frank, Bob and Fredo dive in.

046 - Exodus From Earth (PC) | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

In 2006, we take a look to the distant future of... 2016... where we find out in... 2046 that the sun will turn red giant on us and cook earth? Can we defeat the sun? What is the AX corporation up to with this vaccine? Why is our protagonist so blood thirsty? We tackle all these questions in this episode w/ Chris, Frank and Tom

045 - The Demon Rush: Legends Corrupt (PC/PS4/Vita) ft. Grace & Mattea | VIRAL EDITION!

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

The Demon Rush: Legends Corrupt is a little known video game by a small canadian company with a lot of potential. We do a table read of the first hour of gameplay, discuss the graphic choices and grapple with the metric ton of lore and angsty characters thrown our way.

044- Moonbase Alpha (w/ Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris) | VIRAL EDITION

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A government-sponsored game about going to the moon and repairing astroid damage to your base all while going far slower than you ever thought possible? Sign us up! We talk about government and moon games, but mostly just about this amazing text-to-speech function. Chris, Tom, Grace and Frank try to save the lunar colony in this week's episode.

043 - No Man's Sky (PC) Pre-sorted Edition w/ Hunter, Frank, John and Chris

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

No Man's Sky has had one of the more notorious launches in video game history, and yet, the developer and many members of the community, never gave up. This week, the gang blasts off into the unknown and is overwhelmed with the depth the experience offers as they discuss the game's development, gameplay and reception.

042- SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (XBox/PS2) w/ Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:30:00 -0400

The Rock was tied to a SpyHunter movie that was never made... and yet... there is a game for it? The Rock takes SpyHunter franchise in a new direction by stepping out of the car, but there's NOWHERE TO RUN (except through half of the game). We take a look at this anomaly of a game and see if he can suplex his way out of the garbage valley.

041 - Virtuoso (3DO) & Revolution X (Arcade) | VIRAL EDITION w/ Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank and Chris

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0400

In a double-header, the gang tackles two games from 1994 that fuse ROCK N' ROLL with video games. First, we take a look at a 3DO game called 'Virtuoso' in which 'Our Hero', a rockstar, uses a virtual reality headset to escape the fandom you experience every moment of every day. With absolutely nothing at stake, we explore the power of the 3DO, discuss what the hell a 3DO is, and doom-clones in our the first half of our podcast.

In the second half of our podcast we launch into something with a little more meat, the arcade light-gun shooter Revolution X. What was originally going to be a Jurassic Park shooter was transformed into a fully-backed Aerosmith tie-in. We watch some behind the scenes videos of Aerosmith recording the digitized footage for this game, whether Aerosmith is the right band to save us from a neo-industrial corporate militaristic empire and how arcade games port to console.

040 - Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (PC/XBLA) Pre-sorted Edition w/ Bob, Frank, Tom and Chris

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is a game starring Marlow Briggs and a mask of death. It is difficult to summarize the self-awareness and joy that this game finds in it's niche of over-the-top action and absurdity. With it's God of War style mechanics, it's excellent tone and startling apt graphics, this may just be the most enjoyable (but lowest critic reviewed) game we've found on Garbage Game Night.

039 - Fingered! (PC) | (Frank hosts w/ Chris, Tom & Eddie)

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400

It's Guess Who, but it's got a sexually implicit name and is maybe a commentary on capital punishment? Frank hosts this 2015 game by the team who brought you Super Meatboy and The Binding of Isaac is... a game... We discuss the difficulty of discerning what things are 'not gross' in this art style, kill a lot of people, Frank gives us stats on capital punishment and we meander into talk about Invincible and Justice League. This homage to Frank's finger tips leaves us thinking of newgrounds and ebaumsworld, but despite the fandom from Edmund Mcmillen the reviews aren't all good.

038 - DinoPark Tycoon (DOS) | Presorted Edition w/ Tom, Frank, Grace and Chris

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

This week we dive back into the 90s childhood of Apple II games, among the Oregon Trail's and Number/Word Munchers, you might have played a business sim called DinoPark Tycoon. This very early theme park managing game taught children the value of income and expense as well as the inevitable failure of owning your own business. Were we better at this game as kids? Why the hell is it so difficult? Are we in an alternate universe where dinosaurs enslave dinosaurs and there was a T. Rex president? We cover it all in this episode with Tom, Grace, Frank and Chris.

037 - Zeno Clash (PC) VIRAL EDITION | (with Alfredo, Frank, Tom and Chris)

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:45:00 -0400

From 2009 - can fantasy games work without being Tolkien Based? Chilean developer ACE Team thinks so. In their 2009 game Zeno Clash they have created a world full of unsettling creatures and mysterious plot. Plus, you can punch it all in the face then kick it while it's on the ground. The gang checks out this PC/XBLA release a decade later.

036 - Pure Farming 2018 (with Tom, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400

This week we take a run at running a slower life, the life of a modern day farmer. Will this simulator give us the pure unadulterated farming experience? Or is it another one of those farming sims that give you a manufactured bells and whistles experience. Join us as we salute the heartland heroes by plowing a field for 35 minutes and doing farm puns.

035 - Chaser (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (w/ Victor, Tom, Hunter, Carley, Chris)

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:52:12 -0500

In 2003 our favorite Slovokian Republic game developer, Cauldron, created a massive epic story that might have slightly been based on Total Recall. You are Chaser, or are you? and you are trying to figure out why you're being hunted, or are you? We try to unravel the plot and get some help from Frank as he explains the plots of Total Recall and Face/Off.

034 - Mario is Missing (DOS) | Presorted Edition w/ Tom, Frank, Hunter, and Chris

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

In 1992 (or maybe 1993) Mario-mania was sweeping the nation. The educators wanted to get kids interested in learning again, and what better way to trick them then using the Mario Brothers. But enough spotlight on Mario, why don't we make Luigi the star? The gang explores this Edutainment game released on DOS and ported to NES and SNES. Does the plot make sense not particularly. Are the facts correct? No. But it's a game. You can say that about it. Tom, Frank, Hunter and Chris go on a worldwide quest to find Mario despite knowing exactly where he is.

033 - Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (Carley Hosting)

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

In a special Valentines Day episode, Carley Hosts our second dating sim, targeting the most dangerous animal, dad. We play through the first couple hours of the game reading characters and learning about the creation of this... experience. Will we be able to seduce a dad? Is the game about a lot more than dating? Lets find out. Joining us: Scott, Moe, Richard, Kristen, Frank, Chris, Hunter, and Carley

032 - Unearthed: The Trail of Ibn Battuta (PC) | VIRAL EDITION w/ Tom, Hunter, Carley, Frank and Chris

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:31:18 -0500

What is an Ibn Battuta? This Saudi developer Semaphoor is on a quest to tell us. In their first full-fledged game using an episodic approach in 2013's Unearthed: The Trail of Ibn Battuta. The gang tries their hand at tomb raiding and killing so many people who just don't want you to be destroying historical artifacts. We talk Indiana Jones trivia, Uncharted and how this game exists and what's in its future. Chris, Tom, Hunter, Carley and Frank dust off the adventuring gear

031 - Fur-Fun (Kewpie-Jazzy) (PC) | VIRAL EDITION w/Hunter, Carley, Frank, Tom, and Chris

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:35:15 -0500

The gang explores the furry world of Fur-Fun, the remnants of an abandoned Kickstarter project. Was there a pearl of an idea among this game, did the spiritual successor title of Banjo-Kazooie go to the wrong title? We explore platforming and cough up a few furballs as we dive in.

030 - I Love You Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin' Good Dating Simulator. (VIRAL EDITION w/ Grace, Tom, Hunter, Carley, Frank, Chris)

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 23:33:59 -0500

As a 30th episode extravaganza, the gang does a table read as we play through the KFC advergame ILYCS:AFLGDS . Will we be able to woo the legendary Kentuckian? Will we graduate culinary school? We put on our best voices to explore this bizarre offbeat advertisement for chicken and mashed potatoes.

029 - Calvin Tucker's Farm Animal Racing & Renzo's Racers

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:10:59 -0500

Frank hosts a double header of kart racing games starting with the wii port Calvin Tucker's Farm Animal Racing followed by Renzo's Racers. What makes a good group game and what happens if you ignore what makes Mario Kart good?

028 - Narcos: Rise of the Cartels (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Fredo, Carley, Hunter, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:10:55 -0500

Reskin X-COM2 in the Narcos universe, it'll be white gold they said. We discuss how slightly tweaking game mechanics can ruin a game as well dopplegames and the most iconic families in video games.

027 - Tomato Way (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter, Carley, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:47:34 -0500

A western samurai tomato, mad scientist cucumbers, horrible textures... We get surreal with one of the strangest low-budget games on Steam. From the mind of one Ukranian, Tomato Way is perhaps the most surreal games on Steam, and we try to make sense of it.

026 - Hatred (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter#2, Tom, and Chris)

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:01:00 -0400

Only the 3rd game to be rated AO for violent content and banned from twitch: The garbage gang checks out Hatred - a game often referred to as a mass murder simulator. We discuss how games earn their ESRB rating and the ethics of creating something that pushes the player toward ultraviolence.

025 - Alpha Zylon (PC) | VIRAL EDITION - (Frank Hosting w/ Fredo, Hunter, Carley, Tom, Chris)

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:35:37 -0400

You are a commando. You have a knife. Humvee's are magnetically attracted to you. Can you survive? The garbage gang hunts down one of the lowest rated and lowest quality games of all time: Alpha Zylon.

024 - Alone in the Dark: Illumination (PC)VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank and Chris, ft. Grace!))

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:14:14 -0400

The Garbage Gang faces off against Lovecraftian horrors in this 2015 co-op survival game as well as technical issues. We talk Lovecraft, lovecraft-inspired games and more technical issues! Special guest Grace steps in to experience the unimaginable mind-rending terror of Cthulu and we talk our scariest game experiences.

023 - X-Blades (PC) VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter, Carley, Frank,Chris)

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400

A Russian game developer making a Devil May Cry hack n' slash with tomb raider inspirations and no pants, a recipe for success? This week we check out X-Blades, a 2009 game with a lot of metal music but even more cheeks.

022 - G-Force (PC) VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:24:28 -0400

It's Dark Souls but you're a secret agent guinea pig. The gang checks out the film tie-in to the 2009 classic, G-Force. After a quick refresher on the plot from Frank, the panel tackles their toughest mission yet, fighting waffle-irons.

021 - Velvet Assassin (with Tom, Frank, Hunter, Chris)

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400

What happens when you take the splinter cell, cut out most of the features along with half the AI's brain and drop it into WW2? Velvet Assassin! This week we discuss stealth mechanics along with ARG promotionals as we use...morphine to... enhance our performance?

020 - Road Rage (PC) VIRAL EDITION!(with Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400

We recount franchises that have been nearly ruined by bad entries and examine what happened with this spiritual successor to everyone's beloved Road Rash series, with Chris, Tom, Frank, Hunter and Carley

019 - Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction (PC) VIRAL EDITION! |(with Hunter, Tom, Frank & Chris)

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:32:40 -0400

A surprising hit franchise in the vehicular combat genre takes a nosedive into the worst reviewed games of all time. Hunter, Tom, Frank and Chris compete and destroy to see who can become the 'flatout'? Episode streamed live on Twitch!

018 - Rambo: The Video Game (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Alfredo, Carley, Hunter, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:07:55 -0400

A game too-hot-for-steam, tackling the concerns about veteran mental health care and crooked cops turned into an on-rails FPS, what could go wrong!? Guest hosted by Frank, the Garbage Game Night crew takes on the plot of Rambo 1-3.

017 - Revelations 2012 (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris)

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:32:26 -0400

We take on the 2012 apocalypse and collect crystal skulls in our first 4-player co-op game that is definitely not a reskin of Left 4 Dead. Try our hand at the campaign, deathmatch and eat so, so many Mayan hearts. Can Chris, Tom, Hunter and Frank forestall the impending cataclysm? Nah, we gave up.

016 - Bad Rats (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Carley, Hunter, Tom, Chris)

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:23:45 -0400

The famous bad gift from 2009 gets put to the test. We discuss puzzle games, what makes them good and what makes this bad as we review the poorly aged yet fascinating game 'Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge' with Carley, Hunter, Tom and Chris.

015 - Rogue Warrior (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Eddie, Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 28 May 2020 16:17:19 -0400

Who doesn't want to hear Mickey Rourke curse at commies for just under 2 hours? Probably Commies. This week we review Bethesda's stumble into the spec ops genre with Rogue Warrior. What transformed this game into a team-based spec ops shooter into this film-length vulgarity? We discuss wrestling plot-lines and more with Eddie, Tom, Hunter and Frank.

014 - Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls (PC) | VIRAL COUPLES EDITION! (with EVERYONE!)

Thu, 14 May 2020 12:57:05 -0400

A game so dangerous it was banned from the Playstation marketplace. GGN takes on the cringey world of Super Seducer, a pick up artist training game. We're joined by our significant others to judge the guy's seduction skills as well as whether this is based in any sort of feasible reality. With Chris & Mattea, Tom & Grace, Carley & Hunter, Frank & Dayana!

013 - Daikatana (PC) | VIRAL EDITION (with Hunter, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:29:00 -0400

Is one of the most notoriously bad video games of all time actually not that bad? We give it a second chance and discuss the blunders of development in this viral edition of GGN with Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris.

012 - Bus Simulator 2012 + Autobahn Police Simulator | Viral Edition! (Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:01:03 -0400

Playing remotely, we brave the metro transit system on a bus, but have to figure out how to turn it on first as we talk all about sim games. For GGN's first double header, we experience the pallet cleanser of Autobahn Police Simulator, a free and yet costly simulator for Hunter, Carley, Tom, Frank and Chris.

011 - Dragon's Lair | Viral Edition! (with Carley, Hunter, Frank, and Chris)

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:42:01 -0400

Dragon's Lair, a 1983 Coin-op Game that has had 73 releases has also bravely faced a series of bad reviews from modern times. We take a dive into the history of this bizarre and innovative game in our first 'viral' edition, we are playing online, that totally wasn't forced upon us by a pandemic. Join Carley, Hunter, Frank and Chris as we save Daphne the Princess with quick-time-events.

010 - Minority Report (with Bob, Steven, Tom, Frank and Chris)

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:44:04 -0400

In a dystopian future of mechanical spiders and blatant ad placement, you are the Pre-Crime officer, John Anderton. You can stop any murder except...the one you're going to commit? Only one way to find out, race to the crime scene with Bob, Steven, Tom, Frank and Chris. With a 5-minute film breakdown of the film Minority Report.

009 - Celebrity Deathmatch (with Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris)

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 12:43:23 -0400

A game about a show about celebrities at the turn of the millennium. How badly could it possibly age? Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris check out the 2003 classic Celebrity Deathmatch and create the first ever character tier system for this bargain bin classic.

008 - Jurassic: The Hunted (with Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris)

Sat, 07 Mar 2020 10:57:26 -0500

It's Land of the Lost meets Gears of War and a dash of Call of Duty meets Dinosaurs. This week the gang plays Jurassic: The Hunted and leaves a dino bodycount in the thousands.

007 - Fight Club (with Victor, Tom, Frank, Chris)

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:52:24 -0500

Can the movie's supporting role of Meatloaf carry the game of Fight Club? Victor, Tom, Frank and Chris fight their way around the world to see all the Gary's Mod style cutscenes this plot has to offer.

006 - Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice (with Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:07:24 -0500

Released on election day 2008. You've got enough attitude, but have you got the skills necessary to plod through hours of monotonous FPS? Join us as we make the ultimate sacrifice by playing this game.

005 - Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (with Victor, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:19:46 -0500

Bruce Lee, a force on the silver screen comes to the most powerful gaming system available at the time - the Xbox original. Chris, Hunter, Frank and Victor go on an adventure of killing thousands of people to track down Bruce's father and discover the dragon was inside them all along.

004 - Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (with Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 19:10:49 -0500

Dwayne the Rock Johnson's greatest role of all time, the Scorpion King has been brought to home console. Join Chris, Tom, Hunter and Frank as they ponder the existential questions of life and rediscover the joys of big-head mode.

003 - Reservoir Dogs (with Tom, Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:47:54 -0500

Have you ever wondered how the color code named gangsters got from one place to another in-between the scenes shown in Reservoir Dogs the movie? Wonder no longer, Tom, Hunter, Frank and Chris explore the 2006 PS2 game, Reservoir Dogs.

002 - Fast and Furious: Showdown (with Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:26:57 -0500

It’s a big job to tie up all the lose ends of the Fast & Furious plot, is this game packed with enough driving puns to do it? Chris, Frank and Hunter test out their racing skills, even if it's no Gran Tourismo.

001 - The Outfit - (with Hunter, Frank, Chris)

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:57:40 -0500

In a era where it was a race to be more serious about WW2, this game asks the question – what if it were just a ton of fun? Hunter, Frank and Chris re-experience the 2009 game The Outfit